{"id":10263,"date":"2025-03-19T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=10263"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:34","slug":"new-publication-the-not-yet-and-never-resettled-individual-and-communal-waiting-strategies-among-refugees-in-kenyan-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/new-publication-the-not-yet-and-never-resettled-individual-and-communal-waiting-strategies-among-refugees-in-kenyan-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: “The ‘Not Yet’ and ‘Never’ Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are excited to announce the release of a new publication titled: “The ‘Not Yet’ and ‘Never’ Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps”<\/a> <\/strong>by Rachel McNally<\/a>, Pascal Zigashane<\/a>, Abdikadir Abikar<\/a>, Arte Dagane<\/a>, Mark Oyat Okello<\/a>, and Ochan Leomoi<\/a>, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study delves into the complex dynamics of waiting for resettlement faced by refugees in Kenyan refugee camps, specifically focusing on the strategies individuals and communities develop as they navigate uncertain futures. By examining the psychological, social, and economic dimensions of waiting, the publication sheds light on the resilience and adaptability of refugees in the face of prolonged displacement and uncertainty of resettlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For many refugees, going home is not possible because of continued instability and local integration is unavailable due to host country policies, so resettlement becomes the only possible \u201cdurable solution\u201d to displacement. In Kenya, despite long-standing resettlement programmes, there remain over 588,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in the country. While most studies of resettlement focus on those who resettle, this paper sheds light on the perspectives of those who are still waiting in Kenyan camps for resettlement: those who have \u201cnot yet\u201d and perhaps will \u201cnever\u201d be resettled. Through focus groups and interviews with 75 refugees in the Dadaab refugee camps, Kakuma Refugee Camp, and Kalobeyei settlement, we find that camp residents experience waiting for resettlement individually and communally. Individually, camp residents assess options, place life plans on hold, and face the mental health consequences of prolonged uncertainty. Communally, camp residents interpret policy changes, share information, and exchange remittances.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This research was co-produced with equal participation of researchers with lived experiences of displacement, currently residing in Kakuma and Dadaab, Kenya. This work is essential for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners working in refugee studies, migration, and humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

We hope this research sparks meaningful conversations and contributes to advancing our understanding of displacement, waiting for resettlement, and resilience in refugee communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Policy Brief: Waiting for Resettlement Increasing Transparency in the Resettlement Process in Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are excited to announce the release of a new publication titled: “The ‘Not Yet’ and ‘Never’ Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps” by Rachel McNally, Pascal Zigashane, Abdikadir Abikar, Arte Dagane, Mark Oyat Okello, and Ochan Leomoi, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies This study delves into the complex […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[473,472,110,406,1,475,285,272,295],"tags":[556],"class_list":["post-10263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abdikadir-abikar-partner-related-posts","category-arte-dagane","category-kwg-p","category-knowledge-production","category-news","category-ochan-leomoi","category-pascal-zigashane","category-publications-from-dadaab","category-rachel-mcnally","tag-articles"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":"article-print"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10263"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10784,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10263\/revisions\/10784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}